Women's Student-Athlete of the Week: Casey Hinger, Volleyball

Dec 17, 2012

Cal State Northridge middle blocker Casey Hinger added to her postseason
award haul last week as she was named honorable mention on the 2012
AVCA All-America Team.

Hinger, who last week became the first Matador to earn AVCA
All-West Region honors since Jen Ryan in 2004, matched that by also
being Cal State Northridge's first All-American since Ryan. The
two-time first team All-Big West middle led the conference in
blocking this season and was one of nine Big West players who
earned All-West Region accolades.

She is just the third player in the Matadors' Division I history
to garner AVCA All-American accolades joining Jennifer Fopma in
2003 and Ryan in 2004. Prior to 1991, CSUN had 24 players honored
as NCAA Division II All-Americans.

Hinger, a sophomore from Fullerton, Calif., helped propel the
Matadors to a 21-10 season, the first 20-win season for a Cal State
Northridge team since 1996. She finished the season ranked third on
the team with 277 kills (2.52 kps) and was the teams' leading
blocker averaging 1.34 blocks per set.

Her season totals of 14 solo stuffs and 133 assisted blocks rank
among the best in a single season in Cal State Northridge history.
With 133 block assists, Hinger ranks third in the Matadors' rally
scoring era (2001-present) and sixth all-time for a single season.
In two seasons, she now has 23 block solos and 241 block assists in
her Matador career.